Pearl Harbor - Dec 2021: The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Jefferson City (SSN 759) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam as it heads to Naval Station Guam for a homeport shift. (Navy photo by MCS 1st Class Michael B Zingaro)
By: FEDweek StaffThe Navy is taking steps to clean up the contaminated groundwater at its Red Hill Shaft facility on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The process entails pumping and activated-carbon filtration of the groundwater, which would need to be completed before removing contamination within the shaft itself.
The activity is taking place with an eye toward protecting plants and wildlife, in conjunction with state and federal environmental agencies and academia
By pumping as much as five million gallons of groundwater out of the shaft daily, the Navy and interagency team is creating a capture zone inside the aquifer that will help prevent the spread of contamination.
The Navy has made a commitment to reuse treated water and launch projects aimed at improving the watershed and recharging the aquifer.
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